'Adan Govrenorate
'Adan ([عدن ʻAdan] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a govrenorate o Yemen, includin the ceety o its caipital Aden. At the 2004 census, it haed a population o 589,419.[1] The auncient caipital, the port ceety o Crater, wis locatit here.
'Adan wis unner Breetish rule in the period frae 1839 til 1967. In 1967, efter years o fechtin, 'Adan an ither soothren govrenorates gained their unthirldom. The ceety o Aden subsequently became the caipital o South Yemen atween 1967 an 1990). In 1990, baith Sooth Yemen an North Yemen combined tae form the present Republic o Yemen. Aden is nou the commercial caipital o the Republic o Yemen.
The archipelago o Socotra wis pairt o the Govrenorate o 'Adan, but it wis attached tae Hadhramaut Govrenorate in 2004.
Destricts
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Al Buraiqeh Destrict
- Al Mansura Destrict
- Al Mualla Destrict
- Ash Shaikh Outhman Destrict
- Attawahi Destrict
- Craiter Destrict
- Dar Sad Destrict
- Khur Maksar Destrict
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Law, Gwillim (27 Julie 2010). "Governorates of Yemen". Statoids. Gwillim Law. Retrieved 17 Februar 2011.
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